Personal Finance Advisor

Desjardins; Sainte-Claire; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a personal finance advisor in Sainte-Claire, Canada. The role involves developing and maintaining trusting relationships with members and clients, advising them on financial strategies, and driving business relationships. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree and relevant experience. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual bonus, flexible vacation, and a defined benefit pension plan. Knowledge of French is required, and a mutual fund representative certificate is preferred.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of current financial, economic, political, and legislative events.
• Understanding of the philosophy and fundamentals of financial services cooperatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain lasting business relationships with members and clients.
• Advise members and clients on the best financial strategies.
• Manage business relationships, assess satisfaction and service quality.

Skills

Customer Focus

Interpersonal Savvy

Action Oriented

Drive Results

Nimble Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Mutual fund representative certificate

Job description

Responsibilities

As a personal finance advisor, you’re responsible for developing and maintaining lasting and trusting business relationships with members and clients, to ensure they’re satisfied. Your role is to listen to members’ and clients’ needs, offer them advice that fits their financial situation and help them choose appropriate solutions to meet their financial goals. You work closely with a client base consisting mainly of individual members and businesses. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You drive results by recommending investments, loans and insurance products. You use your expertise to balance member/client satisfaction, business objectives, profitability and sound and prudent risk management. You work with various partners and experts to design integrated strategies that meet the needs of members and clients.

• Advise members and clients on the best strategies and work with them to identify expected results
• Manage business relationships, assess member/client satisfaction and service quality, follow up and identify areas for improvement
• Stay up-to-date on the financial services industry, market trends and best practices in your field
• Participate in outreach activities and represent the caisse in the community

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of one year of relevant experience
• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Mutual fund representative certificate – Autorité des marchés financiers
• Knowledge of French is required
• Knowledge of current financial, economic, political and legislative events
• All products and services aimed at caisse members and those offered by Desjardins Business Centres, Desjardins components and distribution networks, and those offered by competitors
• Debt management
• Notions of compliance with legislation respecting the distribution of financial products and services
• Understanding of the philosophy and fundamentals of financial services cooperatives
• Policies, legislation and standards related to products and services offered by the caisse
• Desjardins business processes
• Service standards
• Techniques used to assess and monitor individual financing applications

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning.

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At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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